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Is self diagnosing an ok thing to do? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by SharkPlushy@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I'm asking because I'm suspicious I might have autism but I cannot access a psychiatrist.

If I do self diagnose and no matter how much evidence I find that I have autism at the end of the day I don't know that for a fact.

So if I go around claiming I'm autistic when I don't even know for a fact I am, it feels extremely disrespectful to people with autism right?

It'll be even worse if I do get access to a psychiatrist and they tell me no I'm not and I'm just weird or something.

EDIT: I don't want to reply to everyone one by one but I do wanna say thank you for everyone's kind and helpful answers. I appreciate it.

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[โ€“] fakir@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are you even going to do if you were proper diagnosed? There is no fix, no cure for it, it's only for you to know that you have different wiring in your brain and you know that already because that is the only way things make sense. I'm not proper diagnosed but it makes sense that I'm neurodivergent because I know I've been different all my life in how I see things versus how others see them. The best thing I can do with that self-diagnosis is to simply accept and embrace my neurodivergence and maybe even lean fully into my weirdness if so called because I know that that weirdness allows me to see things clearly when others cannot, and prioritize things correctly when others cannot, and problem solve through life like a champ when others cannot. That weirdness is not a weakness, but a superpower, so maybe just keep it secret ;)

[โ€“] SharkPlushy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I'm not trying to fix anything. I just want to know myself better and why I do the things that I do. I don't care what others think of me anymore.